Maryland Code, STATE GOVERNMENT 2-1605
Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE GOVERNMENT 2-1605
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
(1) are appointed by the resolution that establishes the investigating committee; or
(2) if the resolution does not appoint these officers, are elected by affirmative vote of a majority of all of the members of the investigating committee.
(b) The rules of an investigating committee shall provide for the selection of a presiding officer to act if the chairman and the vice chairman are absent or unable to act.
(c) (1) At a hearing of an investigating committee, the presiding officer shall be:
(i) the chairman of the investigating committee;
(ii) if the chairman is absent or otherwise unable to preside, the vice chairman; or
(iii) if the chairman and vice chairman are absent or otherwise unable to preside, the individual who is selected under the rules of the investigating committee.
(2) At a hearing, the presiding officer:
(i) shall examine the witnesses or supervise the examination by any other member of the investigating committee or by staff who are authorized to examine witnesses; and
(ii) may direct a witness to answer a relevant question or to provide a relevant book, document, or paper.